By Alexander Green I’ve now written nearly a dozen columns regarding author and New York Times columnist Robert Frank’s contention that our country is not a meritocracy, that economic and financial success is primarily due not to education, hard work, talent, skill, or risk-taking… but to “luck.” Having covered this topic as thoroughly as Ken […]
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Source: Jack Chan for Streetwise Reports 07/31/2017 Technical analyst charts gold and silver and sees buy signals. Our proprietary cycle indicator turned up this week. Gold sector is on a long-term buy signal. Long-term signals can last for months and years and are more suitable for investors holding for long term. Gold sector is on
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Source: Lior Gantz for Streetwise Reports 07/31/2017 Lior Gantz, founder of Wealth Research Group, believes Warren Buffett has left untold profits on the table by not investing in gold and cryptocurrencies. I have so much respect for Warren Buffett. In fact, it’s well beyond respect—it is a complete admiration for his dedication to sticking with
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By analyst By Tumi Ntsoko Miner aiming for 22 million carats this year, above target. …read more Source:: MineWeb The post De Beers Botswana targets highest diamond production since 2014 appeared first on Junior Mining Analyst.
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By MN Gordon Views From the Top of the Skyscraper Index On a warm Friday Los Angeles morning in spring of 2016, we found ourselves standing at the busy corner of Wilshire Boulevard and South Figueroa Street. We were walking back to our office following a client wire brushing for events beyond our control. But
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click to enlarge Speaking to MarketWatch last week, Oil Price Information Service energy analyst Tom Kloza said the “possibility of chaos” in Venezuela Venezuela is sliding closer and closer toward the brink, and things look as if they’ll get worse, unfortunately, before they improve. A country that boasts the largest proven oilfield in the world
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By analyst By Andrew Topf In the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) nearly all the gold is mined by artisinal miners whose mining practices are dangerous and uncontrolled. According to the International Peace Information Service, about $28 billion worth of gold lies underground in eastern Congo, but 98% of it leaves the country illegally.
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By analyst By Andrew Topf A torrent of retirements over the next 10 years is poised to wreak havoc on the mining labour market in Canada. While the unemployment rate in mining, quarrying and oil and gas has improved in 2017 from the summer of 2016 – from 10% to 7% – the next decade
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By analyst By Andrew Topf An explosion at an illegal gold mine in Colombia has killed six security contractors who were working for Continental Gold (TSX:CNL). The contractors were performing routine inspections of a closed underground mine, away from the company’s Buriticá project, when an explosion occurred, Continental said on Saturday. The contractors died from
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By Samuel Taube On this week’s episode of Forward Guidance, Alexander Green joins us by phone to discuss his recent FreedomFest debate with Michael Shermer of Skeptic magazine. The subject of the debate was American meritocracy – and whether or not it’s a myth. Shermer argued (on behalf of New York Times columnist Robert Frank,
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